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A beauty queen who dropped to just six stone as she battled an invisible illness says she feels prettier than ever with a life-saving feeding tube. Christine Constantine, 26, of Old Swan, Liverpool, initially thought she was suffering with food poisoning when she first fell ill with life-long condition gastroparesis, which stops her stomach from … Read more
The Great Plague of 1665–6 saw disease spread some four times faster in London than it did at the peak of the Black Death in 1348, a study has concluded. Experts from Canada analysed thousands of pages of historical records and personal documents to determine the plague picked up speed over the centuries. The Black … Read more
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine study has been paused due to an ‘unexplained illness’ in a study participant. A document obtained by Stat News which was sent to outside researchers running the 60,000-patient clinical trial states that a ‘pausing rule’ has been met. It also stated that the online system used to enroll patients in … Read more
The novel coronavirus may be able to block pain and mask the illness in its early stages as it spreads throughout the body, a new study suggests. In research conducted in mice, scientists found that the spike protein the virus uses to enter cells attaches to a receptor and completely reverses the pain signaling pathway of … Read more
Boy, seven, dies suddenly at school after suffering a ‘short illness’ as parents pay tribute to their ‘happy, healthy and beautiful’ son Patryk Milner, from Cheshire, died last Thursday after ‘short and sudden illness’ Airlifted to Leighton Hospital in Crewe before transfer to another where he died Father, Andy, said: ‘He liked eating out and … Read more
How a cold could help ward off Covid-19: Rhinovirus can jump-start body’s antiviral defences and equip immune system to ward off other illness, scientists say Suffering from a common could could provide protection against coronavirus Experts at Yale University found rhinovirus jump-starts our antiviral defences They are now investigating whether it can do the same against … Read more
Kanye West is still in the presidential race, after announcing his bizarre campaign over the summer. But the 21-time Grammy winner is continuing to keep cordial with his friend-turned-political opponent President Donald Trump. He sent his condolences to the Commander In Chief and First Lady Melania Trump on Saturday, as they recover from COVID-19 following … Read more
More than 4,000 children in New York state have lost a parent or a guardian to the novel coronavirus, a new report finds. One out of every 1,000 children has had a father or a mother pass away after contracting COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, according to researchers from the United Hospital Fund … Read more
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews the weekend’s TV: A mystery illness, a lack of PPE… that could NEVER happen here By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 02:35 BST, 28 September 2020 | Updated: 02:35 BST, 28 September 2020 Casualty: The Lost Episode Rating: Us Rating: Trigger warning: some readers may be traumatised by the issues … Read more
Killer canine disease on the Queen’s estate: Three dogs are struck down with rare seasonal illness after owner stayed at Sandringham camp site Dog owner Maggie Hands, 58, say her three pooches are serious ill She says they fell ill after she visited a camp site on the Sandringham estate Maggie – who does not … Read more